Local
people involved in accidentThere was an accident south of Cottonwood on highway 95 Tuesday, August
17 at about 5:30 p.m. involving a local family.
Scott L. Kaschmitter, 25, of Nezperce was stopped in the southbound
lane of Highway 95 waiting to turn left onto Twin Houses Road. Kaschmitter
turned quickly to avoid being rear-ended by another vehicle but got hit
on the rear passenger side of his 1992 Ford F250 pickup by Molly Inden,
27, of Seattle, who was northbound in a 1986 Toyota Minivan.
The pickup went off the east side of the road and the minivan blocked
the northbound lane for one hour. Kaschmitter and his two passengers, Sarah
J. Kaschmitter, 20, and Jaylee B. Raup, 3, also of Nezperce and Inden and
her passengers Todd G. Courtney, 32 or Seattle and Vance G. Gathing, 31,
and Sara M. Keenan, 26, both of Chicago, all received injuries and were
taken to St. Mary’s Hospital by ambulance. Inden and Courtney were transferred
to St. Joseph’s in Lewiston.
All were wearing seatbelts.
Trooper Larsen of the Idaho State Police was the investigating officer
with assistance from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office. Investigation continues.